POLICE REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Since the start of the administration, the Department of Justices Civil Rights Division has opened 25 investigations
into law enforcement agencies.
The department is enforcing 20 agreements with law enforcement agencies, including 15 consent decrees, and one
post-judgment order.
Consent Decrees: Virgin Islands Police Department; Seattle Police Department; New Orleans Police
Department; East Haven (Connecticut) Police Department; Puerto Rico Police Department; Portland
(Oregon) Police Department; Warren (Ohio) Police Department; Albuquerque (New Mexico) Police
Department; Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department-Antelope Valley; Cleveland Division of Police;
Meridian (Mississippi) Police Department; Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriffs Office; Ferguson
(Missouri) Police Department; Newark (New Jersey) Police Department; Baltimore Police Department
(pending);
Out-of-Court Agreements: Suffolk County (New York) Police Department; Miami Police Department;
Alamance County (North Carolina) Sheriffs Office; Yonkers (New York) Police Department;
Post-Judgment Order: Melendres v. Arpaio (Maricopa County, Arizona) (United States as Intervenor).
Over the past five years, the department has successfully concluded the implementation of two consent decrees and
six out-of-court agreements.
Consent Decrees: Los Angeles Police Department; Detroit Police Department;
Out-of-Court Agreements: Orange County (Florida) Sheriffs Office; District of Columbia Metropolitan
Police Department; Missoula (Montana) Police Department; University of Montana Department of Public
Safety; Missoula County Attorneys Office; Beacon (New York) Police Department.
While the vast majority of law enforcement agencies enter into voluntary agreements, the department has filed suit
when agencies have been unwilling to correct patterns or practices of misconduct. The department is currently in
litigation with regard to one law enforcement agency.
Litigation: Colorado City (Arizona) Police Department.
The department currently has five open investigations.
Findings Reports: Ville Platte (Louisiana) Police Department; Evangeline Parish (Louisiana) Sheriffs
Office; Chicago Police Department;
Ongoing Investigations: Orange County District Attorneys Office; Orange County Sheriffs Department.
The department does not always find constitutional violations. In the past six years, the department has concluded
six investigations of law enforcement agencies without finding constitutional violations.
Austin (Texas) Police Department; Escambia County (Florida) Sheriffs Office; Lorain (Ohio) Police
Department; Harvey (Illinois) Police Department; Schenectady (New York) Police Department; Inglewood
(California) Police Department.